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Transforming the workforce with digital technologies
Automation execs share thoughts on how to help workers adapt
Type: News
US industry risking lives due to lack of remote isolation equipment, CSB warns
US CHEMICAL facilities are putting lives at risk by failing to heed lessons learned from loss of containments, says the country’s Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). It recommends industry adopt the use of remote isolation equipment which can quickly stop the release of hazardous materials, preventing accidents from escalating and killing people.
Type: News
BP on continuous hunt for methane leaks
BP says it is deploying technology to continuously detect, measure and reduce methane emissions from the new oil and gas processing projects it operates.
Type: News
UK confirms £800m for carbon capture clusters
THE UK has confirmed in its budget today that it will invest £800m (US$1bn) in a carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure fund as it seeks to establish CCS clusters in two sites by 2030.
Type: News
ExxonMobil releases model methane emissions regulatory framework
EXXONMOBIL has released an industry-wide model regulatory framework for methane, and urged stakeholders, policymakers, and governments to develop comprehensive, enhanced rules to reduce methane emissions throughout production.
Type: News
Key challenges in catalysis and a need for cross-discipline collaboration
Type: Feature
Adapting Hazard Studies for Extreme Weather
The original HAZOP methodology developed by ICI has been expanded over time. Mike McKay and George Watson believe the eight study stages provide the perfect blueprint to identifying potential Natechs
Type: Feature
UK invests £22bn in CCS clusters and hydrogen projects
THE UK is investing almost £22bn (US$28.8bn) in carbon capture and storage and hydrogen projects as the government seeks to take a lead in greener technologies.
Type: News
Vendor Viewpoint: Unlocking Constrained Projects for a Greener Future
Decarbonisation must be the end goal for industry but getting there can sometimes be a source of frustration without capital investment. Could the zero capex model be the answer?
Type: Feature
IChemE Matters: Elevating Member Engagement – the Next Level
Andrea Hosey reflects on the achievements of the inaugural Member Engagement Committee and highlights what’s next to support IChemE’s ambitions for sustainable member growth and engagement
Type: Feature
Chemical engineers are ideally placed to turn the words in the Paris Agreement into actions on climate change
Type: Feature
Jane Cutler becomes 80th IChemE President
JANE Cutler has become the 80th President of IChemE. She delivered an expansive Presidential address focussed on the need for chemical engineers to adapt and respond to the opportunities and challenges presented by our changing world.
Type: News
Kanga awarded Engineers Australia’s highest honour
MARLENE KANGA has been awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, the highest honour given by Engineers Australia (EA).
Type: News
IChemE Matters: Introducing IChemE’s Young Engineers Awards for Innovation and Sustainability
IChemE are launching a trio of awards to showcase how young engineers are supporting the Institution’s vision of a more sustainable world
Type: Feature
Santos and Perdaman sign HoA for an ammonium plant
OIL and gas company Santos and diversified company Perdaman have signed a heads of agreement to further study and design a Perdaman ammonium production facility. The facility is to use gas from Santos’ A$3bn (US$2bn) Narrabri Gas Project in Narrabri, New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
Type: News
UK announces funding for five new circular economy R&D centres
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced £22.5m (US$29.9m) in funding for five new circular economy R&D centres.
Type: News
Five seriously injured in Indonesian refinery explosion
AN EXPLOSION, which occurred at 00:45 local time on 29 March at an Indonesian refinery, has seriously injured at least five people.
Type: News
UK’s green jobs skills gap needs to be addressed, says report
A REPORT from the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee has expressed disappointment at the UK Government’s policy on green jobs. It pointed out that despite the Government’s pledges on creating green jobs, it has yet to even define what a green job is, let alone release detailed plans.
Type: News
Russia shells Ukrainian nuclear plant; no radiation released
RUSSIAN forces have shelled the site of Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant. A fire broke out at a training building on site but was extinguished, and no radioactive material has been released. Russian forces have since taken control of the facility.
Type: News
BP plans 1 GW hydrogen hub for Teesside
BP is planning to build a 1 GW hydrogen production project in Teesside, UK, that would meet 20% of the UK’s hydrogen targets and capture the emissions from the heating of 1 m homes.
Type: News
